July 14, 2025 • 1 min
Metallica are famously selective (and litigious) when it comes to how their music is used in outside contexts.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:01):
Here's what's trending in the world of rock. It's the
iHeartRadio Rock Report.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Metallica are famously selective when it comes to how their
music is used in outside context. That's why it's not
surprising that they recently forced the US government to pull
a video prompting its drone program due to its featuring
unauthorized use of the classic song Inner Sandman. However, it
since has been re uploaded without the track. Rolling Stone
reported that the Pentagon deleted and reposted the video, posting
about how President Trump's administration will increase its use of
(00:30):
drone warfare. The first version features the Metallica song Inner
Sandman in the background, the second had no music. The
magazine also specified that the Metallica representative confirmed that the
use of Inner Sandman in the original video was unauthorized.
In addition, as verified by The Independent, a spokesman for
the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday this afternoon,
representatives from X reached out to the Department of Defense
(00:51):
regarding a video posted to our social media page and
asked that the video be removed due to copyright issues
with the song Inner Sandman by Metallica. The video has
been taken down, corrected, and re upload into our page.
You could see the updated video right now on YouTube.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Keep listening to iHeartRadio. For more rock news, see one
oh one Rocks
Here's what's trending in the world of rock. It's the
iHeartRadio Rock Report.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Metallica are famously selective when it comes to how their
music is used in outside context. That's why it's not
surprising that they recently forced the US government to pull
a video prompting its drone program due to its featuring
unauthorized use of the classic song Inner Sandman. However, it
since has been re uploaded without the track. Rolling Stone
reported that the Pentagon deleted and reposted the video, posting
about how President Trump's administration will increase its use of
(00:30):
drone warfare. The first version features the Metallica song Inner
Sandman in the background, the second had no music. The
magazine also specified that the Metallica representative confirmed that the
use of Inner Sandman in the original video was unauthorized.
In addition, as verified by The Independent, a spokesman for
the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday this afternoon,
representatives from X reached out to the Department of Defense
(00:51):
regarding a video posted to our social media page and
asked that the video be removed due to copyright issues
with the song Inner Sandman by Metallica. The video has
been taken down, corrected, and re upload into our page.
You could see the updated video right now on YouTube.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Keep listening to iHeartRadio. For more rock news, see one
oh one Rocks
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.